# NTSB LAX66A0011: Hughes 269B, N9429F, Redondo Beach, CA, July 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1965
- Place: Redondo Beach, CA · REDONDO BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.8495° N, 118.4008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redondo Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8495&lon=-118.4008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0535  65/7/24    REDONDO BEACH CAL   HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 322
        TIME - 1340                    N9429F              PX-  0  0  1  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT TWISTED-N9429F IN INCIDENT INVOLVING TAIL ROTOR ASSY 12 FLYNG HRS PREVIOUS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9429F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9429F-1969-03-21), registration cancelled 1969-03-21, S/N 35-0177 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9429F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX66A0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0022), Aug 28, 1965: Hughes 269B (N9429F), Zuma Beach, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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